Anyway, since I have so many grandchildren, I have seen about a million or so Disney movies over the years. The fact of the matter is, I love Disney movies. And after reading Nick’s blog, I couldn’t get one of the songs from ‘Aladdin’ out of my head either.
Snatches of it replay in my mind and I am no longer standing at the sink washing dishes…I’m dreaming about the places I want to go in Therapy. I’m dreaming of deep canyons and high plateaus, and rugged mountain ranges, and steep cascading waterfalls (that part is Rick’s fault!), and all the wonders of this beautiful world that I have never seen. It renews my commitment to travel. The words of this song make me want to go where I want to go and do what I want to do before it is too late. It’s always hard to let go of those things that bind us to the more conventional life-style but we are getting closer all the time.
If you are not familiar with Disney cartoons, in this song Aladdin is taking Princess Jasmine for a ride on his magic carpet. And of course we all know you can’t take a girl on a magic carpet ride without singing to her! Part of the lyrics say:
I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me, princess, now when did
You last let your heart decide?
Now Russ is no Aladdin and I am certainly no princess, but I have been programmed to think with my head more so than my heart. My heart tells me to get out there, my head reminds of all the things I SHOULD be doing instead.
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming
This is going to be our new theme song I think. We have our magic carpet and she is ready for us to hop on and go for a ride. The shorts hops we have taken have been fun but we are ready for more. We’ve been dreaming about this day for a long time and we are still working through some of the practical matters. But when I think of the opportunities out there, the chance to fulfill our dreams, I know we will be taking that Magic Carpet named Therapy on a LONG ride before the year is out. A WHOLE NEW WORLD.
In case you are not familiar with the song here is the original Disney cartoon version.
